News

By Michael Howell Faced with a $370,000 budget shortfall, the Hamilton School Board at a special meeting held March 28 decided a reduction in the district’s workforce was in order. […]

  By Michael Howell Every ten years a legislative committee re-assesses House and Senate Districts. This process was completed on February 12 and each county has 45 days to set […]

   By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council passed an ordinance on first reading that restricts connections to city water and sewer to properties and buildings located within the city […]

  Ravalli County Commissioners unanimously approved work on the development of a targeted economic development district (TEDD). Targeted economic development districts have streamlined the statutes that create industrial, aerospace, and […]

  By Michael Howell The Florence Carlton School Board of Trustees took action at an open meeting on Monday, March 18 to suspend Superintendent John McGee for two weeks without […]

  Michael Howell Residents in the neighborhood of a proposed electrical substation came to the Stevensville Town Council and spoke up during the public comment portion of the March 14 […]

By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Planning Board held its third meeting to review the proposed 639-residential-living-unit Legacy Ranch subdivision between Florence and Stevensville on the Eastside Highway last Wednesday, […]

RCEDA entertains Chinese and Korean delegation By Michael Howell Last Saturday the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority hosted a delegation of business people representing 18 companies based in China and […]

  By Michael Howell The initial hearing of the Legacy Ranch subdivision proposal held by the Ravalli County Planning Board two weeks ago was continued at the Lone Rock School […]

  By Michael Howell The County received notification from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) on March 1 that its objections to the U.S. Forest Service’s water right […]

  By Michael Howell County Commissioner J.R. Iman and Jack May, Maintenance Chief for the Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT), told members of the Stevensville Civic Club and the Main […]

By Michael Howell Hamilton Mayor Jerry Steele made it very clear right at the beginning of last week’s neighborhood meeting, held to take public comment on the changes in the […]

  1/9/13 Boy, 7 lbs., 15 oz., 20-1/2 inches, to Jennifer and Cody Rhoden, Victor 1/10/13 Boy, 8 lbs., 7.1 oz., 22 inches, to Aubrey Cripe-London and Tafari London, Hamilton […]

   By Michael Howell One of the largest subdivision proposals in the valley to come forth in years, the Legacy Ranch subdivision is being considered by the Ravalli County Planning […]

  By Michael Howell After functioning for 124 years, the Grantsdale Elementary School is set to close its doors at the end of this term. That was the decision made […]

  By Michael Howell A couple of Ravalli County commissioners put on their wading outfits and walked down Mitchell Slough from Victor Crossing Road to Bell Crossing Road as part […]

  By Michael Howell At a marathon meeting last week the Stevensville Town Council passed on first reading a slate of 18 new ordinances. According to Council member Ron Klaphake, […]

  By Michael Howell Members of the Lone Rock community interested in building a community center got the go ahead from the County Commissioners to pursue the possibility of leasing […]

  By Michael Howell Members of the Ravalli County Planning Board, along with several concerned members of the public, toured the site of the proposed Legacy Ranch Subdivision last week. […]

  By Michael Howell Last May, facing a possible shut down of the Bitterroot rail spur, Julie Foster, the director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, helped broker a […]